v.縮小規(guī)模；以較小尺寸設(shè)計(jì)或制造

Sales have decreased so much that they need to downsize. 銷售業(yè)績(jī)減少很多，所以他們必須縮小規(guī)模。

The company chose to downsize and more fully utilize the remaining workers. 公司決定縮小規(guī)模，并更加充分地用好余下的工人。

Our new orientation reflects the fact that we've been forced to downsize. 我們的新取向反映了我們被迫縮編的事實(shí)。